Google and Jigsaw launching safeguarding tools for Kenya election

On growing concerns of corruption in Kenya's next month elections, Google together with Jigsaw, its sister Incubator company have launched a set of tools which it hopes will help secure Kenyan media during the election period.

Among the string is a DDoS protection tool called 'Project shield' which offers digital protection with a browser extension called 'Password alert,' alerting media sites during phishing attempts.

Another is a browser two-step-verification tool which affords a second layer of security when users access their accounts. The Chrome and Firefox tool is a browser extension called 'uProxy', allowing users to access the Internet via a Web proxy. The tools also include a virtual private network (VPN), designed in case the government decides to censor social-media.